Resource
Guide to contributions
A new booklet providing treasurers and collectors with information about collecting contributions.
Each year we produce a contributions materials for treasurers and collectors to use to encourage contributions from their meeting. Electronic versions of the documents in this pack are linked to below.
Contribution 2025:
Celebrating our Quaker work
"I want to thank you for your service on behalf of the Yearly Meeting. Contributions from Friends and meetings are crucial to delivering the work that Friends want us to do. The commitment of meetings to fund Quaker work has been inspiring. In 2024, 76% of those responding to the treasurers' survey reported that their meetings plan to give the same amount or more than they did in 2023."
Paul Whitehouse, BYM Treasurer
For the full letter from the BYM Treasurer, please see below:
Contribution materials
The 2025 contribution leaflet is in PDF format. It can be opened using Acrobat reader which is available on most computers and free to download. It can be shared by printing out or by email.
There are two ways of using the forms within the leaflet:
To return by email: download the PDF and fill in the form by clicking in the boxes and typing the information requested. Save the file, attach it to an email and return to contributions@quaker.org.uk. Send an email to this address if you need any support with this process.
To return by post: Print out the form and complete by hand. Return to the following postal FREEPOST address: 'Contribution 2025, FREEPOST QUAKERS'
If you would prefer paper copies for your meeting, please email us contributions@quaker.org.uk and we can arrange for these to be sent.
Presentation and video
This year, we have produced both a video and a presentation that can be shared with Friends in your area and local meetings.
Download presentation: Contribution 2025 Presentation (PDF)
Below is the video you can share.
Local and area meeting giving
Some meetings like to use a standard giving form for collections for the local and area meeting. The standard form in PDF format is available below.
It may be printed out, distributed and completed by hand.
Alternatively it can be used as an editable form which can be downloaded, shared by the treasurer or collector by email to local Friends, completed on a computer and returned by email.
If you have any queries or concerns, please do get in touch with our fundraising team at
contributions@quaker.org.uk who will be happy to support you.
Treasurers' Survey 2024
Every year, the fundraising team carry out a survey of all area and local meeting treasurers to find how the current economic climate is affecting meeting income and what they anticipate their level of contributions will be. See the Report on the 2024 Treasurers' Survey (PDF).
